Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-02
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

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LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
At the sitting of the special term Of
the District Court, August 22d, in the
case of the United States versus Jones
and Erickson and the American
schooner Challenge, w. Clark made
an application on behalf of the above,
as captain and mate of the Challenge,
indicted on the 22d of July for Illicit
sealing.
FOR THE DEFENSE.
Counsel remarked that the defend
ants were ready to proceed with the
trial and claimed their constitutional
privilege Of speedy public hearing.
WOULD WAIT FOR EVIDENCE.
The District Attorney replied that
the government was not and would
not be in readiness to proceed until
the arrival of the Rush with the nee
essary evidence.
CAPTURE OF THE ANNIE.
The American schooner Annie,
owned by James Loftin, of San Fran
cisco, Henry Brown, captain, arrived
in Sitka on the 26th. She was cap
tured by the Rush about rs miles west
of Ounalaska. She had on board 30s
skins, which were delivered to the
Marshall at Ounalaska.
ANOTHER SEIZURE.
Word arrived by the Annie, which
left Ounalaska on August 10Th, that
443 sealskins had been seized on
Popoff island and landed there by the
British schooner Lottie Fairfield.
TOTAL NUMBER IN CUSTODY.
The number of skins in the custody
of Deputy Marshal Isaac Anderson, Of
Ounalaska, up to August 18th
amounted to 3299, all of which are
stored in the Alaska Commerce Com
pany's warehouse.
cLARK's REQUEST.
Mr.. Clark petitioned the Court to
have SIT sealskins found on board the
San Diego, now lying in the port O
San Francisco, in the custody O
United States Marshal Atkins and il
charge of the United States Marsha
| for the District of San Francisco, ap
praised with a view to bonding The
same.
WANTED APPRAISERS SELECTED.
In the petition it was asked that the
Court should request some suitable
persons in San Francisco to select ap.
praisers and approve the claimants
bonds.
HOFFMAN TO BE PETITIoNED.
The Court decided that Mr.. Clark in
sert in the order a request to Judge
Hoffman, of the United States Court
for the district OF San Francisco, to
act in the capacity as prayed for in the
petition.
RESULT OF THE ovERTUREs.
The result will be that upon Judge
Hoffman acting in the premises the
release of the sealskins and their de-
livery to their owners will follow.
THE PETITION GRANTED.
L. N. Hardy & Co.'s stipulation in
the above case was filed and approved
by the court, and an order made re-
leasing the property and delivering it
into the hands of Captain w. S. Nor
risey, attorney for the claimants.
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE.
In accordance with the request OF
Mr.. CLARK, Messrs. j. M. Vanderbilt,
w. r. Mills, N. j. G. Brady, were ap-
pointed a committee to appraise the
value of the schooner San Diego
seized last year. They were sworn in
and proceeded to work. The 571
skins on board when seized will
be valued at San Francisco. The
vessel outside of these was valued al
$1141.
FOUR MORE ARRESTS.
Captain Shepherd arrived at Ouna
laska on the 10Th and reported the
seizure of four additional schooners
The skins were taken from them
The names of the vessels and number
of skins on board were not known te
the deputy marshal at the time of the
sailing of the Annie.
NATIONALITY OF THE CRAFTS.
1t has since been ascertained that
out of the four additional vessels
seized one was an English schooner
captured August 9th, having on board
140O skins, while another was an
American sloop Of twelve tons owned
by Mr.. Dodge OF San Francisco.
PREPARING FOR THE TRIALS.
Just before the Annie left Ounalaska
the Commander of the Rush in con
versation said that he understood thai
the District Court would be in session
at Sitka on September 10th, and thai
he would arrive there before that date
no matter whether the Bear returned
from her Arctic cruise or not, and tina
the trials of the officers of the seize(
vessels would commence on the l0tl
of September.